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2024 Minitex Connect

Embark on a journey: Minitex Connect 2024

by Dana Kocienda
Get ready to mark your calendars for the Minitex Connect Conference 2024! Scheduled for May 14, 2024, this event is tailor-made for all of those in the library trenches, dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our patrons through the power of interlibrary loan and resource sharing.
A graphic of this years Minitex Madness which consists of a bracket pitting genres against eachother.

Minitex Madness Final Four

by Jesus Maldonado Sanchez
The final four is set! Will love triumph over teenage angst? Can echoes of history triumph over fantastical beasts?
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Making digital collections more discoverable, Part 1: Wikimedia

by Sara Ring, Greta Bahnemann, Theresa Berger, Brianna Krumwiede, Heidi Southworth
In 2023, Minitex and three organizations conducted a small pilot to learn more about using the wiki-based, free-to-use media repository called Wikimedia Commons, along with its sister sites Wikidata and Wikipedia, to increase discoverability of content from digital collections. Soon after adding the very first test image to Wikimedia Commons, it appeared as the top Google Search result. If this sounds intriguing, read on for a brief overview of why we did the pilot and what we learned.
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Making digital collections more discoverable, Part 2: A how-to guide

by Theresa Berger, Brianna Krumwiede, Heidi Southworth, Greta Bahnemann, Sara Ring
Part 2 in this article series includes more detailed information and guidance on how we conducted the Minitex Wikimedia pilot; what you would need to know if you wanted to try it at your organization, and links to the templates we created and other resources we used.

Hamline University seeks University Archivist

by Jesus Maldonado Sanchez
Hamline University seeks University Archivist with a base salary of $28,000. This position requires certification by the Academy of Certified Archivists, bachelor’s degree, and relevant archival work experience that includes both processing and reference service.